The Ashes 2015: England beat Australia by an Innings and 78 runs

Australia tour of England and Ireland, 4th Investec Test: England v Australia at Nottingham, Aug 6-8, 2015

The Ashes 2014: 4th Test: England won by an innings and 78 runs

England Ashes Team 

England ripped out the last three Australia wickets for 12 runs to win the fourth Test by a crushing innings and 78 runs at Trent Bridge on Saturday and regain the Ashes.

Player of the match - SCJ Broad (England)

Alastair Cook celebrates after winning the Ashes

• England have reclaimed the Ashes after day three of the fourth Test at Trent Bridge
• Ben Stokes continued his dominance by bowling out Mitchell Starc (0) for his sixth wicket 
• Mark Wood bowled out Josh Hazelwood out for a duck and Nathan Lyon to complete victory
• England claimed an unassailable 3-1 lead by wining the fourth Test by an innings and 78 runs 

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England vs Australia : 4th Ashes Test Scoreboard

MATCH DETAILS

Toss - England, who chose to field
Series - England led the 5-match series 3-1

Umpires - Aleem Dar (Pakistan) and S Ravi (India)
TV umpire - M Erasmus (South Africa)
Match referee - RS Madugalle (Sri Lanka)
Reserve umpire - RT Robinson

Close of play
Thu, 6 Aug - day 1 - England 1st innings 274/4 (JE Root 124*, MA Wood 2*, 65 ov)
Fri, 7 Aug - day 2 - Australia 2nd innings 241/7 (AC Voges 48*, MA Starc 0*, 62.2 ov)
Sat, 8 Aug - day 3 - Australia 2nd innings 253 (72.4 ov) - end of match

Source: BBC / dailymail / ESPNcricinfo / Telegraph / Yahoo